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© Getty Images Of some 30,000 laws passed in the history of Congress, a remarkably small number stand out for their positive impact and minimal adverse effects. This subject is important because controversy over lawmaking and congressional gridlock have prevented us from solving critical national problems for more than 30 years. This essay lists 15 laws that meet both criteria. Laws mainly correcting injustices, such as the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, are not included. Except for its fateful slavery provision, the U.S. Constitution is widely regarded as the most visionary and also practi...

Bill Buell’s Electric City Archives: Chester Arthur Zoom session set; New look at Union Col.-connected pres. | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Schenectady Bill Buell’s Electric City Archives: Chester Arthur Zoom session set; New look at Union Col.-connected pres. Shares0 Those of us who know the entire Chester Alan Arthur story – and that group includes Schenectady history buffs as well as most anyone with an emotional connection to Union College – can’t help but like him. His life and career had some ups and downs, but it’s indisputable that when faced with some big decisions, the man...

Toggle open close If there is one thing about politics that unites Americans these days, it is their contempt for political parties and partisanship. More Americans today identify as independents than with either of the two major political parties. Citizens boast that they “vote for the person, not for the party,” and denounce fellow citizens or representatives who blindly toe the party line. Party leaders in Congress are held in disrepute, criticized by one side for being too soft and condemned by the other for being too partisan. Insurgent, outsider candidates are increasingly successfu...

The failed effort would have removed job protections for 84,000 high-ranking civil servants

Professor Theriault, who is fascinated by congressional decision-making, is currently researching the effect of interpersonal relationships within the U.S. Congress. He has published five books: Congress: The First Branch (with Mickey Edwards; Oxford University Press, 2020), The Great Broadening (with Bryan Jones and Michelle Whyman; University of Chicago Press, 2019), The Gingrich Senators (Oxford University Press, 2013), Party Polarization in Congress (Cambridge University Press, 2008), and The Power of the People (Ohio State University Press, 2005). He has also published numerous articles...